2022 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 65 | 122 | 21 | 208 | 26.0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 9 | 53 | 120 | 26 | 199 | 22.1 |
| 3 | LSU | 9 | 82 | 119 | 22 | 223 | 24.8 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 | 65 | 117 | 14 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 5 | SMU | 8 | 76 | 114 | 25 | 215 | 26.9 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 8 | 43 | 112 | 19 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 7 | USC | 8 | 80 | 109 | 13 | 202 | 25.3 |
| 8 | Georgia | 8 | 79 | 108 | 9 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Arizona | 8 | 61 | 105 | 15 | 181 | 22.6 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 7 | 67 | 100 | 22 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 10 | Houston | 6 | 37 | 100 | 7 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 7 | 57 | 98 | 18 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 12 | Kansas | 8 | 70 | 98 | 11 | 179 | 22.4 |
| 14 | Stanford | 9 | 62 | 97 | 20 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 15 | UTSA | 6 | 56 | 96 | 9 | 161 | 26.8 |
| 16 | Oregon | 8 | 95 | 94 | 11 | 200 | 25.0 |
| 17 | Tulane | 10 | 93 | 93 | 12 | 198 | 19.8 |
| 18 | UCF | 8 | 85 | 92 | 10 | 187 | 23.4 |
| 18 | Clemson | 9 | 91 | 92 | 22 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 8 | 59 | 90 | 13 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 20 | Louisville | 10 | 83 | 90 | 16 | 189 | 18.9 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 35 | 89 | 14 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 7 | 39 | 88 | 9 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 23 | Temple | 6 | 15 | 88 | 11 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 8 | 51 | 88 | 11 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 23 | NC State | 9 | 53 | 88 | 21 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 27 | Utah | 8 | 88 | 87 | 19 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 27 | Tennessee | 7 | 58 | 87 | 22 | 167 | 23.9 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 8 | 63 | 87 | 20 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 27 | Indiana | 8 | 54 | 87 | 26 | 167 | 20.9 |
| 27 | Penn State | 7 | 46 | 87 | 12 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | 8 | 90 | 83 | 15 | 188 | 23.5 |
| 32 | Alabama | 7 | 52 | 83 | 11 | 146 | 20.9 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 9 | 64 | 83 | 18 | 165 | 18.3 |
| 32 | Michigan State | 8 | 38 | 83 | 14 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 36 | Texas | 7 | 44 | 81 | 17 | 142 | 20.3 |
| 37 | UCLA | 6 | 54 | 80 | 9 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 37 | Florida | 8 | 72 | 80 | 10 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 39 | Washington | 5 | 41 | 79 | 6 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 39 | BYU | 8 | 64 | 79 | 14 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 39 | Washington State | 7 | 35 | 79 | 14 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 39 | Boston College | 8 | 43 | 79 | 10 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 43 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 41 | 77 | 7 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 43 | North Texas | 7 | 52 | 77 | 9 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 43 | Maryland | 8 | 46 | 77 | 9 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 46 | Akron | 5 | 26 | 76 | 18 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 46 | Arkansas | 8 | 103 | 76 | 12 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 9 | 69 | 76 | 17 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 55 | 76 | 8 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 46 | California | 7 | 32 | 76 | 9 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 7 | 79 | 75 | 14 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 52 | Memphis | 6 | 52 | 74 | 12 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 7 | 47 | 74 | 15 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 54 | Missouri | 8 | 54 | 73 | 13 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 55 | Illinois | 7 | 61 | 72 | 14 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 55 | South Carolina | 6 | 39 | 72 | 13 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 7 | 52 | 72 | 20 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 9 | 62 | 72 | 17 | 151 | 16.8 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 7 | 54 | 71 | 4 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 60 | Baylor | 7 | 63 | 70 | 8 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 60 | USF | 8 | 66 | 70 | 11 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 62 | Hawaii | 7 | 55 | 69 | 9 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 63 | TCU | 8 | 82 | 68 | 14 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 63 | Auburn | 9 | 88 | 68 | 6 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 65 | Liberty | 7 | 65 | 67 | 9 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 65 | Troy | 7 | 43 | 67 | 15 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 67 | Florida State | 6 | 56 | 66 | 10 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 67 | Toledo | 6 | 52 | 66 | 8 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | 7 | 31 | 66 | 8 | 105 | 15.0 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | 6 | 39 | 65 | 16 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 71 | Michigan | 7 | 74 | 64 | 12 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 43 | 62 | 11 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 6 | 22 | 62 | 6 | 90 | 15.0 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 7 | 61 | 61 | 12 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 6 | 36 | 61 | 4 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 74 | Colorado State | 7 | 35 | 61 | 10 | 106 | 15.1 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | 6 | 56 | 60 | 19 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 77 | Colorado | 9 | 61 | 60 | 12 | 133 | 14.8 |
| 79 | Appalachian State | 5 | 37 | 59 | 12 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 79 | West Virginia | 6 | 48 | 59 | 18 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 31 | 59 | 10 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 79 | Rice | 6 | 41 | 59 | 10 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 79 | Old Dominion | 6 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 5 | 43 | 58 | 9 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 5 | 34 | 58 | 9 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | 6 | 67 | 57 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 86 | Kent State | 6 | 65 | 57 | 5 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 86 | Utah State | 7 | 62 | 57 | 10 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 4 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 89 | Boise State | 7 | 74 | 56 | 2 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 91 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 47 | 55 | 14 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 7 | 73 | 53 | 11 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 7 | 67 | 53 | 5 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 92 | Virginia | 6 | 38 | 53 | 14 | 105 | 17.5 |
| 92 | Iowa | 7 | 28 | 53 | 5 | 86 | 12.3 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 19 | 52 | 17 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 97 | Kentucky | 7 | 56 | 51 | 10 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 97 | San Diego State | 7 | 40 | 51 | 6 | 97 | 13.9 |
| 99 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 60 | 50 | 5 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 36 | 50 | 11 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 4 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 110 | 15.7 |
| 103 | Duke | 4 | 40 | 47 | 6 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 6 | 55 | 47 | 11 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 30 | 47 | 11 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 106 | Nevada | 7 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 101 | 14.4 |
| 107 | Southern Miss | 5 | 33 | 45 | 9 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 108 | UAB | 5 | 38 | 44 | 9 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 109 | FIU | 4 | 26 | 43 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 110 | Wyoming | 7 | 47 | 42 | 11 | 100 | 14.3 |
| 111 | Nebraska | 6 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 74 | 12.3 |
| 112 | Ohio | 4 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 113 | Ball State | 4 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 113 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 6 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 60 | 10.0 |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 117 | James Madison | 4 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 118 | UNLV | 5 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 118 | Western Michigan | 5 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 44 | 32 | 3 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 120 | UTEP | 4 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 122 | Texas State | 4 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 123 | Navy | 8 | 106 | 29 | 12 | 147 | 18.4 |
| 124 | New Mexico | 7 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 72 | 10.3 |
| 125 | Marshall | 4 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 6 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 82 | 13.7 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 6 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 77 | 12.8 |
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 128 | Army | 5 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 130 | New Mexico State | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 131 | Air Force | 3 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 14.0 |